Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Hold 34 mm in diameter)

34 mm in diameter)

Each side features a central gilded sunwheel-style mobile swastika

A fascinating private wartime photo album compiled by a member of the SS Polizei Division who served on both the Eastern and Western Fronts between 1940 and 1942

in an exceptional manner

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Hold 34 mm in diameter)(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, the reverse with four replacement attachment prongs affixing the shield to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, maker marked with the logo of Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen,